I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh in any shape, size or manner. Reviews of the story, critiques on writing ability and suggestions are more than welcome, but debate about Christianity and other religions are not. Thank you.
SUGGESTION: If you have not read A Different Point of View, it may behoove you to do so to understand how certain characters were developed. Otherwise, ENJOY!
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW II
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Winter had passed slowly, but the Kaiba brothers didn't mind. It was a time of growth. Their relationship had been like a bad healing to a broken limb. It had to be broken again and reset, this time correctly. Though it had been painful and contained much difficulty, the brothers' relationship had slowly healed into one of mutual love and respect.
Seto was watching his brother from the doorway of Mokuba's office contemplating his growing maturity. Mokuba's focus continued to turn away from Seto as the perfect role model. While he was not the genius his brother was, Mokuba was proving to be the Vice President of Kaiba Corp. in more than just name as his own unique talents surfaced. Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men had become his favorite verse No longer was he doing things for himself, his brother, his teachers, or his friends; but, rather, for Jesus. Once Mokuba had decided this, a whole new attitude had developed. He had told Seto that his anger at having to study stupid lessons, go to stupid meetings, and meet stupid people melted away. He realized that it had been his attitude that was stupid. The lessons, meetings and people were actually quite interesting once he stopped focusing on himself.
While Seto appreciated the direction Mokuba was going, Seto occasionally harbored some jealous feelings. He had to laugh at that. He had never asked to be put on Mokuba's pedestal; but being removed from that pedestal after being there for so long was hard for him; and, to be honest, Seto sometimes missed it. Most times though, the 19 year old CEO of Kaiba Corp. was too busy to think about it. Seto had been under the mistaken impression that dedicating his own work to the Lord would make things easier. He could not have been more wrong. Only God knew how deep Seto's genius went and how far to push that genius. And push He did. Every night Seto went home mentally exhausted, but always he looked forward to the next day and the next challenge.
Seto headed back to his office as it was about lunchtime and he expected Tony to arrive momentarily. The 20 year old fraternal twins, Tony and Kirii Reed, were frequent guests at the Kaiba mansion and the Kaiba brothers were over at the Reed duplex quite often too. Much like the Kaiba brothers, the twins were very different. Tony was of average height, trim but stoutly built. His straight black hair hung to his shoulders (off-hours he had it tied back with a leather thong). Kirii was about 3 inches taller than her brother and slender with short, wavy, red hair. Tony and Seto spent every lunch hour together that Seto had free discussing everything and anything that came to mind. Seto once remarked jokingly that Tony wasted too much time on elevator rides up to his office on the top floor and he should give Tony an executive's job down the hall. Tony, who lacked the ambition or desire to wear a suit, had just laughed and retorted that Seto could always become his assistant in the basement. His job of systematically filing and storing important papers and destroying old and useless documents was perfect for the way his mind worked. At the thought of such work, Seto's eyes would glaze with boredom and impatience.
Kirii, on the other hand, had a strong relationship with Mokuba, even with the gap in their ages. It wasn't that Kirii and Seto didn't get along, just that she seemed more at ease with the younger Kaiba. She was one of those people who were born organized. She multitasked to an extreme which allowed her online business to be very profitable, her home (and Tony's next door whether he wanted it or not) to be immaculate, and still leave her plenty of time for her church, friends and charity work. Though she occasionally had a hard time with her mood swings, she would schedule a time with Mokuba to vent and never let her anger control her for long. Mokuba was good for her and a wonderful listener; and felt comfortable enough with her that he could always discuss what was triggering this particular breach of control. Recently though, Mokuba had expressed concern about their relationship. Once he had started speaking to her about facing his approaching adolescence, the more he noticed she would suggest he get together with Tony. It was after then that Tony invited him to the male youth group meetings. It was such a different atmosphere at those meetings. The boys felt freer to speak about potential embarrassing subjects without the girls around.
As Seto sent out some emails while he waited for Tony, he thought about the newest member of their group. Tea rounded out their little group very well. She had been led to Jesus by Kirii, as evidenced by the little five-beaded bracelet she wore that Kirii gives everyone to whom she tells the Gospel. It had taken a while for Tea to warm up to Seto, which was not surprising after the way he had treated her and her friends, especially Yugi and Wheeler. Seto and Tony really appreciated Tea's general upbeat attitude. Not only that, she was a quick study and, when they all got together on the weekends, her questions, suggestions and comments were always well thought out and thought-provoking. Occasionally, Yugi would attend church service with her, but still did not feel comfortable enough to get with them in a more personal setting. In the last six months, Yugi had grown about 6 inches and his voice had deepened. He had become a young man with divided loyalties. He had made a goal for himself to reclaim his dueling title and his friends rallied around him in support. He had also become very much aware of his growing feelings for Tea. Even though Tea had the same feelings for Yugi, she was well aware that he was not of her faith. Explaining to him that the Bible commanded believers not to be bonded with an unbeliever had been hard, but she also knew that it would have been unfair to him not to explain why she kept him at arm's length.
